3420 TOEIC Vocabulary meanings by Word part 30

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Test 273
TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 273
Q1 n. building
(a) house; dwelling; structure; premises
(c) expansion; increase in size; magnification
(b) act of fixing; correction; act of mending
(d) heart of the matter; main point
Q2
n. perspective
(a) viewpoint; outlook; vista; view
(b) occurrence; occasion; example; illustration
(c) foundation; organization which provides a certain service or supports a particular cause
(d) group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles
Q3 n. driver
(a) working together; cooperation
(b) temporary stop; standstill; break or pause in a march or journey
(c) chauffeur; program which enables an operating system to communicate with a particular device
(d) notch; narrow opening; place; position (within a system, etc.)
Q4
n. paint
(a) resident; native of a country
(b) series (of stories, articles, reports etc.); recurring period of time
(c) colored substance applied to surfaces; layer of dried pigment on a surface
(d) gas pedal of a motor vehicle
Q5 n. stake
(a) wager; bet; investment; share
(b) rotatable disk on a telephone
(c) ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality
(d) dossier for storing papers; directory
Q6

n. reflection
(a) act of casting back a mirror image; act of sending back energy from a surface; idea; concept
(b) action or instance in which the ball or puck is prevented from entering the goal
(c) place where one is going; the purpose for which something is destined
(d) ability; skill; trait; characteristic; quality
Q7 n. attention
(a) external part or surface of something
(b) method; way; medium; resources; funds
(c) alleyway; narrow road between mountains; successful grade on a test
(d) concentration; consideration; focus; care; acknowledgment; recognition
Q8
n. travel
(a) injury; harm
(c) movement; journeying
(b) serenity; self-control; calmness; coolness
(d) stock; list of assets; act of checking stock
Q9 n. canvass
(a) vagueness; lack of clarity
(c) cessation; end; visit; obstacle; hindrance
(b) condition; influencing factor; situation
(d) examination; careful inspection; debate
Q10 n. benefit
(a) shipping of goods to other countries
(b) advantage; profit; aid; stipend
(c) back end; hindmost unit of an army (or fleet, etc.)
(d) range; journey; track; path; series; sequence
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Test 274

TOEIC Vocabulary / Meaning by Word / Test # 274
Q1 v. refurbish
(a) to rule; to control; to be in charge; to be in authority
(b) to consider; to be of a particular heaviness; to burden
(c) to make new again; to renovate; to restore to good condition
(d) to sharpen; to provide with a border; to advance gradually or furtively
Q2
v. fix
(a) to feel; to perceive; to apprehend; to understand
(b) to submerge; to fall down below the surface (especially in water)
(c) to determine; to stabilize; to arrange; to repair; to prepare
(d) to dress; to put on clothes
Q3 n. interruption
(a) computer peripheral used for exporting documents to paper
(b) certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser
(c) disturbance; discontinuance; stoppage; cutting-off
(d) person who represents people in a court or advises them on legal matters; attorney; barrister
Q4 v. explore
(a) to travel to unknown regions; to investigate; to examine; to research
(b) to control to rule over; to be superior
(c) to affect strongly; to emphasize; to stamp
(d) to be uncertain; to have misgivings
Q5 n. facility
(a) last testament listing inheritors of a dying person's property
(b) commitment; obligation; period of employment
(c) device; tool; convenience; talent; ability; building
(d) management of resources (i.e. money, goods, etc.); thrift; careful spending
Q6 n. grasp
(a) automobile; elevator; vehicle; ride
(b) hold; understanding; knowledge; realization

(c) wooden box; old car; old plane
(d) worker; person who works for a company or an individual
Q7 v. overwhelm
(a) to choose; to select; to pull out; to tear out; to peck
(b) to defeat; to master; to crush; to stagger; to stun; to daze
(c) to make a detailed list of property; to summarize; to sum up the worth of
(d) to recover
Q8 v. diversify
(a) to throw away; to get rid of
(b) to express in a fluent and clear manner
(c) to make different; to invest one's assets in various securities
(d) to complete; to achieve; to attain; to perform
Q9 n. adept
(a) person who is an expert; person who is skilled
(b) inducement; act of convincing
(c) meeting or conference at which a specific topic is discussed
(d) word or phrase by which someone or something is called or identified; moniker
Q10 v. worry
(a) to protect; to secure; to vindicate
(b) to convey; to give; to bring; to distribute; to express
(c) to earn income; to make financial gains; to be of service; to be beneficial
(d) to be concerned; to harass; to advance through great effort
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Q1 n. mainframe
(a) financial assistance
(b) awareness; perception

(c) computer which can serve many users simultaneously
(d) height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising; lifting up; grandeur
Q2
n. tenure
(a) railing; hedge; ability to argue; person who sells stolen goods
(b) small room; piece of office furniture; office; part of a government
(c) meeting; assembly; term; semester
(d) strength; period; permanence
Q3 n. guideline
(a) instructions; manual; handbook; indication of acceptable conduct or procedure
(b) fulfillment; realization; attainment; achievement
(c) progress; modernization; promotion
(d) person or business that sells goods to final consumers
Q4 n. ingredient
(a) expression of regret or sorrow; excuse; defense; justification
(b) component; element; factor; one of the substances which comprises a mixture
(c) salesman; supplier; automatic machine for selling goods
(d) the prospect that a bond issuer will fail to make required debt payments
Q5 n. vehicle
(a) means of transport (car, bus, etc.); instrument; means; medium
(b) opportunity; occurrence, event; incident; reason; cause
(c) guilt; responsibility; liability
(d) total number of people who subscribe to a particular publication
Q6 n. peace
(a) elasticity; cheerfulness; quality of quickly recovering from sadness or failure; buoyancy
(b) yield; product; manufacture; information sent out from a computer
(c) concentration; ability to concentrate on an issue
(d) state of not being at war; silence; quietness; tranquility
Q7 n. lesson
(a) store which sells food and other household goods

(b) exercise; assignment given to a student; something to be studied and learned
(c) license to market a company's goods or services; business which has been granted a license
(d) test; attempt; experiment; annoyance
Q8 n. due
(a) extensive piece of land usually with a large house on it; person's property; wealth; possessions
(b) something which legally or rightfully belongs to an individual; payment; fee
(c) something of value (property, equipment, goods, etc.); item of quality; something beneficial
(d) commercial center of a city; business distract
Q9 n. experience
(a) tautness; strain; nervousness; agitation; apprehension
(b) newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week
(c) person who runs a company; director; administrator; supervisor
(d) knowledge obtained by doing; something that one has lived through
Q10 n. display
(a) discourse given before an audience; tedious reprimand; formal reproof
(b) presentation; show; screen; monitor; exposure; exhibition
(c) type of fuel; gasoline
(d) hyphen; drop; pinch; rush; sprint
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Q1 n. trespasser
(a) adjacency; nearness; closeness; vicinity
(b) one who damages a person or his property or rights
(c) opening; record; information or item in a book, dictionary, catalog, list, directory, etc.
(d) course or method of action; guidelines; position; standpoint; insurance contract
Q2 adj. flawless
(a) lively; vigorous; crucial; critical; necessary

(b) perfect; impeccable
(c) strong; solid; stable; fixed; immovable; determined
(d) experienced; knowledgeable (Slang)
Q3 v. exchange
(a) to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest
(b) to give one thing in return for another; to replace one thing with another; to trade; to barter
(c) to feel; to sense; to distinguish; to discern; to see
(d) to rule; to control; to be in charge; to be in authority
Q4 v. carry
(a) to require; to compel; to force upon; to enforce; to institute
(b) to vindicate; to defend; to support; to excuse
(c) to transport; to continue; to bear
(d) to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject
Q5 v. pretense
(a) to feign; to impersonate; to put on a false show
(b) to shut; to be shut; to finish; to complete
(c) to prove; to verify; to confirm; to actualize
(d) to express in a fluent and clear manner
Q6 v. dial
(a) to press buttons; to place a phone call by pressing buttons
(b) to investigate
(c) to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundaries
(d) to choose; to pick out
Q7 n. memo
(a) replacement; alteration; shift; coins; money received back after paying for goods
(b) facet; outlook; direction; issue; point
(c) choosing; time when people vote for a political candidate
(d) reminder; internal document
Q8 n. terminal
(a) either end of a passenger line; bus or train station

(b) person who who makes and fixes keys and fasting mechanisms
(c) declaration; allegation; official account
(d) the total amount of funds in circulation in a given country's economy
Q9 adj. pertinent
(a) invaluable; beyond any expressible value; very expensive
(b) bothersome; troublesome; worrisome; harassing
(c) relevant; related; appropriate; fitting
(d) being more than is needed; excessive; unnecessary
Q10 v. alert
(a) to set some distance apart
(c) to warn; to put on standby; to alarm
(b) to pull; to drag
(d) to place in; to put in; to add to
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Q1 n. mull
(a) origin; starting point
(b) thin muslin fabric (Hindi); beach cliff (Scottish)
(c) opposite of profit; deprivation; defeat; destruction
(d) equal weight or power acting in opposition
Q2 n. income
(a) special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit; advantage
(b) supplement; mathematical operation
(c) something which is opposite
(d) amount of money received in payment for goods or services or from other sources; revenue; profits
Q3 n. staple
(a) metal clip for binding papers; essential element

(b) devotion to a certain habit; dependency
(c) ball; sphere; planet Earth; world
(d) happening; event; incident
Q4 n. grain
(a) percentage of profits earned by a salesperson
(b) report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts
(c) representative; deputy; agent; participant of a conference, convention, seminar etc.
(d) cereal; seed; granule; particle; texture; weave
Q5 n. attendance
(a) sewing needle; swindler; cheater; professional gambler
(b) person who holds public position; authority
(c) act of quitting a position; letter stating that one quits a position; relinquishment
(d) being physically present; act of accompanying or serving
Q6 n. carpenter
(a) a person who makes things out of wood such as furniture
(b) meat cutter; meat slaughterer; owner of a meat shop
(c) device made up of interconnected parts that work together to perform a given task or function
(d) business; commerce; barter; occupation
Q7 n. lifestyle
(a) way of life
(c) process of turning money into profit
(b) power; strength; force; capacity to be
(d) forward movement; progress; promotion
Q8 n. inconvenience
(a) act of acquainting one person with another; preface
(b) source; beginning; birth; parentage; nationality
(c) bother; disturbance; nuisance; discomfort
(d) theme; subject of conversation; issue
Q9 n. ship
(a) large vessel made for sailing on the sea; aircraft; spacecraft

(b) organic or chemical substance added to soil to enrich it (i.e. manure)
(c) need; want; shortage; absence
(d) finding fault; act of expressing displeasure; pleading entered by a plaintiff (Law)
Q10 n. skim
(a) gratification of a need; remuneration; fulfillment
(b) person or organization that lends something; lender; loaner; moneylender
(c) a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; film; thin layer
(d) holiday
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